UPDATED 8:15 a.m. SATURDAY, JULY 29:
Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP received a call of an accident on Highway 97A, 10 kilometres north of Armstrong, near The Log Barn in Spallumcheen, at 5:45 p.m.
A southbound pickup truck with one occupant is believed to have entered the northbound lane, colliding head-on with a pickup truck with three occupants.
All four occupants received non-life-threatening injuries.
The northbound truck ended up in a ditch and caught fire.
The accident remains under investigation.
The highway was closed for a period of time.
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Highway 97A is closed in both directions 10 kilometres north of Armstrong because of a vehicle incident.
A detour is in place and traffic control operators are on scene.
There are reports of BC Air Ambulance being called into action.
The estimated time of opening is unknown.
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More to come.